BUFFALO, N.Y. — The season isn’t a week old but already the Golden Knights have developed a bad habit: They’re not doing enough to protect their goaltender.
For the second time in three games, Marc-Andre Fleury faced a barrage of shots he had slim chance of stopping. Not so coincidentally, the Knights lost for the second time in three games Monday.
Thanks to several defensive mistakes the Buffalo Sabres were up close and personal with Fleury during a 4-2 win.
“We definitely weren’t good enough tonight for (Fleury),” forward Jonathan Marchessault said. “It’s unfortunate, it’s been two out of three games that we (left) him alone.